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National Weather Service forecasters said residents can expect more rain and storms early today before clearing around 4 this evening.

Both parishes will remain under a flash-flood watch through this evening.

Two storms striking about seven hours apart caused wind and water damage to a few homes while leaving many streets closed for hours Friday.

"It didn't sound like a choo-choo train they say a tornado sounds like, but it was some heavy wind and heavy rain," said Houma resident Dan Bonvillain.

Bonvillain said the winds ripped an awning from his home scattering pieces of it on power lines and across the neighborhood. He said the winds were strong enough to lift a cemented aluminum pipe from the ground, sending it crashing through his neighbors' roof.

"It must have been strong because it had to fly way up high and come down through the roof, the ceiling and land on the floor of the dining room," he said.

Emergency directors for both parishes said there had been a few instances of house flooding and wind damage but no injuries.

One Lockport resident did receive precautionary medical attention after a tree fell on a house trailer, according to Lafourche Emergency Operations Director Chris Boudreaux.

There were two reports of homes taking water in Lafourche Parish outside Thibodaux. City officials said "a few" homes had some water damage and there was also wind damage reported on some properties, according to Thibodaux Police Spokesman David Melancon.

In Terrebonne, Emergency Operations Director Earl Eues said one man had reported water in his home and one shed was reported blown over.

"Looks like we came out of it pretty good, considering," Eues said.

The most widely faced problem was street flooding.

In Thibodaux, police had to shut down a portion of Canal Boulevard due to high water.

"My car is on cement and it is almost to the middle of my rim on my car," said Raymona Falcon, who lives on Bently Drive in Thibodaux.

Falcon said she began seeing rain from the first storm about 6:30 a.m. An hour later, she said, the water was too high for her to leave to take her kids to school.

"It's a problem back here even when just a little rain comes through," she said.

Some parts of northern Lafourche reported up 6 1/2 inches of rain Friday, according to National Weather Service Forecaster Phil Grigsby.

Eues said portions of northern Terrebonne also reported 6 inches of rain. Terrebonne also saw winds gusting at 35 mph. Gusts of 39 mph were reported at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, according to Lafourche Parish spokesman Logan Banks.

About 20 Entergy customers were without power at 8 p.m. Friday.

Grigsby said residents can expect more rain and the potential for more severe storms until mid-afternoon today.

Check houmatoday.com and dailycomet.com for updates.

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